Samkani (Pashto: څمکني), also spelled Chamkani or chamkani, is the main town of samkani District in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1]

The Chamkani Mangal tribe of the Pashtuns is settled in the area around the town.Mangal (Pashtun tribe)

Climate

Tsamkani has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa), bordering on a monsoonal humid continental climate (Dwa) with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is very high most of the year.

Climate data for Tsamkani, Paktia Province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
5.0
(41.0)
11.7
(53.1)
17.2
(63.0)
22.2
(72.0)
26.1
(79.0)
27.2
(81.0)
25.6
(78.1)
23.9
(75.0)
18.3
(64.9)
11.1
(52.0)
6.1
(43.0)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
1.1
(34.0)
7.0
(44.6)
12.2
(54.0)
17.0
(62.6)
20.6
(69.1)
22.0
(71.6)
20.6
(69.1)
18.4
(65.1)
12.8
(55.0)
6.7
(44.1)
2.0
(35.6)
11.7
(53.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−2.8
(27.0)
2.2
(36.0)
7.2
(45.0)
11.7
(53.1)
15.0
(59.0)
16.7
(62.1)
15.6
(60.1)
12.8
(55.0)
7.2
(45.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
6.8
(44.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.5
(3.64)
167.3
(6.59)
191.9
(7.56)
213.7
(8.41)
246.0
(9.69)
111.3
(4.38)
163.5
(6.44)
197.0
(7.76)
80.3
(3.16)
40.7
(1.60)
54.1
(2.13)
28.0
(1.10)
1,586.3
(62.46)
Average relative humidity (%) 51 58 57 50 42 35 49 56 48 39 42 39 47
Source: World Weather Online[2]

See also

References


No tags for this post.